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Unbelieveable Deals (Auction Report)
PacManFan:
Hey everyone. I went to the Auction in Timonium MD. on Saturday, and I have to say that it was an incredible experience. I've been to several auctions before, including the Timonium auction last year.
The games to buyers ratio was extremely high. I personally witnessed several 25" and 19" fully working games given away for free. The auctioneer was yelling things like "Who'll take this home if I give it to you?", and "C'mon people, auctioning is a participation sport!". Most 19" conversion Jamma games were going for 10-50$, and 25" games from 10-150$
Amoung the classic games and pinballs was a beautiful factory UPRIGHT Discs of Tron, and a new Elvis Pinball.
Now for the unbeleiveable deal portion:
I got 2 50" Mitsubishi Projection screen TV's for 15$, That's right, 2 for 15$. I couldn't believe it! I had a bit of trouble getting them home in a minivan, but I managed. I only intended on buying 1, but the auctioneer auctioned them as a lot.
One of the Tv's works 100%, the other one will not sync to an external signal on any of the a/v inputs. It's going to the TV repair shop tomorrow, even if it's a 200$ fix, I still got an awesome deal.
I also picked up a 1979 Gottlieb pinball called "Totem" for 200$, it needs some work, but that's OK.
Was anyone else there?
-PMF
ChadTower:
(sour grapes)
I ---smurfing--- hate reading these posts. We have no equivalent to the arcade auciton in New England.
(/sour grapes)
Good deal, man.
rampy:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 01, 2004, 12:04:30 pm ---(sour grapes)
I <auto-censored> hate reading these posts. We have no equivalent to the arcade auciton in New England.
(/sour grapes)
Good deal, man.
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Sure you do.. it's just farther and fewer between... there was *almost* one in boston last year =) Sometimes there's one in New Hampshire if i'mnot mistaken... and if you are in NE you arne't *that* far from New Jersey auctions which take place all the time... ROAD TRIP!
congrats on the score PMF *grumble grumble*
rampy
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: rampy on November 01, 2004, 01:10:01 pm ---Sure you do.. it's just farther and fewer between... there was *almost* one in boston last year =) Sometimes there's one in New Hampshire if i'mnot mistaken... and if you are in NE you arne't *that* far from New Jersey auctions which take place all the time... ROAD TRIP!
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Have a url for those jersey auctions?
Apollo:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 01, 2004, 12:04:30 pm ---(sour grapes)
I <auto-censored> hate reading these posts. We have no equivalent to the arcade auciton in New England.
(/sour grapes)
Good deal, man.
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Try New Zealand, I can't recall the last time I saw a real live dedicated machine and we just don't have arcade auctions at all over here.